Edward Fattell
What no one tells you about using vim is that once you get used to the movements, you instinctively want to use them everywhere else on your system. Lowkey want my whole os to have vim moves now. 😂 #vim #linux
Mar 2, 2024 at 7:15pmWeb
Show threadhartbxMar 2, 2024
@edfattell I can't count the number of times I've had to retype something after reflexively hitting Escape on a web form or desktop app that was...unenlightened. It's clearly their fault, not mine
Show threadCristian Rasch 🇦🇷 🇺🇾Mar 2, 2024
@edfattell If you haven't tried the #vimium browser extension yet, you are in for a treat. It literally revolutionized how I browse around the Web. A tiling window manager (like i3wm) also pairs nicely with them 😉
Show threadEdward FattellMar 2, 2024
@cristianrasch omg this looks great! Thanks for the rec I will definitely check it out!
Show threadNormal ModeMar 5, 2024

@edfattell I tried to warn everyone! https://stackoverflow.com/a/2781607/328936

Funnily enough, over the years, I’ve actually found myself using fewer and fewer #Vim emulation layers—they never seem to be complete enough not to trip me up—and instead finding or coming up with ways to get text in and out of actual Vim more quickly. e.g. Tridactyl’s :editor command or my vimclippy alias: https://normalmo.de/posts/vimclippy

What are the benefits of learning Vim?

As a programmer I spend a lot of hours at the keyboard and I've been doing it for the last 12 years, more or less. If there's something I've never gotten used to during all this time, it's these an...

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